salam alaikum
I tried to post this yesterday in the new convert section but i don't think it worked. So i will try again.
Many people had asked me to write about my reversion to islam. So here goes...
My best friend who i have been friends with ever since we were born (we are only 2 months apart) reverted to islam about 2 and 1/2 years ago. When she told me that she had become muslim, i was extremely shocked because it was so different to me and i did not know anything about the islam religion. As time went on, i could see changes in her that were for the better and she was also becoming happier with her life. I would occasionally go to the musjid with her which was fun cause i met knew people and i enjoyed going through the motions of the prayers with her. But that was as far as i took it because i kept thinking to myself that would not be able to discipline myself to pray 5 times a day and especially covering myself because i was in a state of jahilliyah and i cared so much about how i had my hair each day and what clothes i wore. May Allah (SWT) forgive me. So at that time, Islam was not even a thought in my mind. But as time went by and i saw my friend making even better choices for herself and eventually getting married to an awesome guy who is her other half Mashallah! Then at the end of march this year right before she had her baby, we began to hang out more and i asked to read some books on islam. I also started asking some of the girls i know who had reverted why they had made that choice and also talked to people who were born muslims about Islam. The first book i read was "A brief illustrated introduction to Islam" and as i read, i realized that there was always an answer to everything being discussed. I connected immediatley and found that i was agreeing with basically everything and if i was confused or not understanding something, i looked it up and found the answer. Everything was just making so much sense and it only took me a week to decide i wanted to become muslim. So on April 9, i said shahada and al hamdulillah i was able to say it when i was with my friend and her husband's family so i had a lot of support. Becoming muslim has been the best decision i could have ever made for my life. I feel so much more guided and the happiness i feel is overwhelming. I am also more at peace with myself and i don't find much to stress over anymore as i used to. Al Hamdulillah al hamdulillah! Well i hope you enjoyed my story.
salam alaikum warahmatullah wa barakatuhu
I tried to post this yesterday in the new convert section but i don't think it worked. So i will try again.
Many people had asked me to write about my reversion to islam. So here goes...
My best friend who i have been friends with ever since we were born (we are only 2 months apart) reverted to islam about 2 and 1/2 years ago. When she told me that she had become muslim, i was extremely shocked because it was so different to me and i did not know anything about the islam religion. As time went on, i could see changes in her that were for the better and she was also becoming happier with her life. I would occasionally go to the musjid with her which was fun cause i met knew people and i enjoyed going through the motions of the prayers with her. But that was as far as i took it because i kept thinking to myself that would not be able to discipline myself to pray 5 times a day and especially covering myself because i was in a state of jahilliyah and i cared so much about how i had my hair each day and what clothes i wore. May Allah (SWT) forgive me. So at that time, Islam was not even a thought in my mind. But as time went by and i saw my friend making even better choices for herself and eventually getting married to an awesome guy who is her other half Mashallah! Then at the end of march this year right before she had her baby, we began to hang out more and i asked to read some books on islam. I also started asking some of the girls i know who had reverted why they had made that choice and also talked to people who were born muslims about Islam. The first book i read was "A brief illustrated introduction to Islam" and as i read, i realized that there was always an answer to everything being discussed. I connected immediatley and found that i was agreeing with basically everything and if i was confused or not understanding something, i looked it up and found the answer. Everything was just making so much sense and it only took me a week to decide i wanted to become muslim. So on April 9, i said shahada and al hamdulillah i was able to say it when i was with my friend and her husband's family so i had a lot of support. Becoming muslim has been the best decision i could have ever made for my life. I feel so much more guided and the happiness i feel is overwhelming. I am also more at peace with myself and i don't find much to stress over anymore as i used to. Al Hamdulillah al hamdulillah! Well i hope you enjoyed my story.
salam alaikum warahmatullah wa barakatuhu
:mashallah: 
